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Acacia exuvialis
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Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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| Synonyms: | ||
| Common names: | Flaky-bark thorn (E) | |
| Frequency: | ||
| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Bark peeling in orange-brown papery strips. Thorns paired, straight, up to 7 cm. long, whitish, often somewhat inflated near the base. Leaves with 2-4 pairs of pinnae; leaflets in 3-6 pairs per pinna, oblong, 4-10 mm long, largest leaflets at the ends of the pinnae; apex rounded with a small sharp tip; glands present on the rhachis between each pair of pinnae. Flowers in bright yellow spherical axillary heads. Pods more or less strongly sickle-shaped, flattened and somewhat constricted between the seeds, up to c. 5 × 1 cm, glands inconspicuous or absent, dehiscent. | |
| Notes: | ||
| Derivation of specific name: | exuvialis: peeling or flaking, referring to the bark. | |
| Habitat: | In mixed, dry deciduous woodland, often in gravelly soils or on rocky ridges. | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | ||
| Flowering time: | Oct - Feb | |
| Worldwide distribution: | SE Zimbabwe, Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa. | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | S | |
| Growth form: | ||
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | ||
| Literature: | ||
| Endemic status: | ||
| Red data list status: | VU | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 22 January 2009 |
Other sources of information about Acacia exuvialis:
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Acacia exuvialis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Acacia exuvialis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Acacia exuvialis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Acacia exuvialis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acacia exuvialis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Acacia exuvialis
West African Plants database: Acacia exuvialis
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